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Deer Park Primary School

Community school · Chesterfield · S42 6TD

Ages 5–11 · 338 pupils · Derbyshire

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Ofsted

Not judged

KS2 expected (RWM)

73%

Overall absence

4.4%

Admissions demand

0.98 · Balanced demand

Ofsted

Latest published inspection outcomes — not a ranking.

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Headline

Not judged

Inspection date

2024-10-22

Overall effectiveness
Not judged
Quality of education
Good
Behaviour and attitudes
Good
Personal development
Good
Leadership and management
Good
Safeguarding effective
Yes

Source: Ofsted monthly management information

Performance

Official school-level results. Figures are not rankings — suppressed values are omitted.

Key stage 2 (2023/24)

Expected standard (RWM)73%
Higher standard (RWM)5%
Avg scaled score — reading
108.0
Avg scaled score — maths
106.0
Avg scaled score — GPS
106.0

Source: DfE school and college performance tables

Absence

Academic year 2023/24. Persistent absence means 10%+ of sessions missed. Lower figures are better.

Overall absence4.4%
Persistent absence (10%+)8.4%
Unauthorised0.8%
Authorised absence
3.6%
Severe absence (50%+)
0.7%
Enrolments in measure
296

Absence trend

2021/22

2022/23

2023/24

  • Overall
  • Persistent (10%+)

Source: DfE pupil absence in schools in England

Admissions demand

Coordinated admissions for primary entry (2024/25 cycle, national offer day). Demand ratio compares families who listed this school 1st with total offers made — not a catchment or distance guarantee.

Demand ratio

0.98 · Balanced demand

1st preferences

41

Places offered

42

1st-preference offers

41

Total preferences (any rank)
116
Preferred offers (top 3)
42
Applications from outside LA
0
Offers to outside-LA applicants
0

Source: DfE primary and secondary school applications and offers. Figures reflect offers on national offer day; late applications, appeals and waiting lists are not included.

Size & intake

From the GIAS school census (15 Jan 2026).

Capacity fill97%

338 pupils · 350 places

Pupils on roll
338
Boys / girls
172 / 166
School capacity
350
Capacity fill
338 / 350 (97%)
Free school meals
9.5%
FSM pupils
32
Gender
Mixed
School type
Community school

Age range

Ages 5–11

05111619

Provision

Official GIAS characteristics

0 / 6

  • Nursery
  • Sixth form
  • Boarding
  • Special school
  • Independent
  • Academy

School characteristics

Special classes
No Special Classes
Governance
Community school
Headteacher
Mrs Annette Lupton

Location

Address
New Road, Wingerworth
Postcode
S42 6TD
Town
Chesterfield
County
Derbyshire
Local authority
Derbyshire
District
North East Derbyshire
Constituency
North East Derbyshire
Urban/rural
Larger rural: Nearer to a major town or city

Local context

How this school sits among open establishments in its area, using official GIAS records. These are counts, not rankings.

Mixed community school (primary), Ages 5–11, in Chesterfield, Derbyshire, 338 pupils on roll. Free school meals: 9.5%.

Open schools in Chesterfield
85
Primary schools in Chesterfield
63
Academies among open schools in Chesterfield
48% (41)
Open schools in S42
10
Primary in S42
9
Open schools in Derbyshire LA
454
Primary in Derbyshire LA
354

Nearby primary schools

Open schools within about 3 miles, prioritising the same phase where possible. Distances are approximate from GIAS coordinates.

Compare with theseAll in ChesterfieldNear S42

  • Hunloke Park Primary School

    Ofsted: Requires improvement

    Academy converter · Primary

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    Ages 3–11

    • FSM13.2%

    0.6 miles away

  • Tupton Primary and Nursery Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Chesterfield · S42 6DY · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS276%
    • Absence6.0%
    • FSM48.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.4 miles away

  • Spire Nursery and Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

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    Ages 2–7

    • Absence7.0%
    • FSM54.3%
    • Demand1.00

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  • Walton Peak Flying High Academy

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 3–11

    • KS268%
    • Absence6.9%
    • FSM47.3%
    • Demand1.00

    1.7 miles away

  • Spire Junior School

    Ofsted: Good

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS246%
    • Absence6.3%
    • FSM60.4%

    1.8 miles away

  • Hasland Junior School

    Ofsted: Expected standard

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    Ages 7–11

    • KS275%
    • Absence5.3%
    • FSM27.7%

    1.8 miles away

  • Hasland Infant School

    Ofsted: School remains Good

    Community school · Primary

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    Ages 3–7

    • Absence4.8%
    • FSM19.1%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

  • Grassmoor Primary School

    Ofsted: Not judged

    Community school · Primary

    Chesterfield · S42 5EP · Derbyshire

    Ages 3–11

    • KS234%
    • Absence6.8%
    • FSM43.7%
    • Demand1.00

    1.9 miles away

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Contact

Headteacher
Mrs Annette Lupton
Telephone
01246232696
Website
https://deerpark.derbyshire.sch.uk

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